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Grade 5

• Language

  • 5.L.1
  • 5.L.1.a
  • 5.L.1.e
  • 5.L.2.d
  • 5.L.2.e
  • 5.L.2
  • 5.L.3.a
  • 5.L.3
  • 5.L.4.a
  • 5.L.4.b
  • 5.L.4
  • 5.L.5.a
  • 5.L.5.b
  • 5.L.5.c
  • 5.L.5
  • 5.L.6

• Reading: Fluency

  • 5.RF.3
  • 5.RF.4.a

• Reading: Informational

  • 5.RI.2
  • 5.RI.3
  • 5.RI.5
  • 5.RI.6
  • 5.RI.8
  • 5.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 5.RL.2
  • 5.RL.3
  • 5.RL.4
  • 5.RL.5
  • 5.RL.6
  • 5.RL.9

• Speaking & Listening

  • 5.SL.1.a
  • 5.SL.1.b
  • 5.SL.1.c
  • 5.SL.1.d
  • 5.SL.1
  • 5.SL.2
  • 5.SL.3
  • 5.SL.4
  • 5.SL.5
  • 5.SL.6

• Writing

  • 5.W.1.a
  • 5.W.1.b
  • 5.W.1
  • 5.W.2.a
  • 5.W.2.b
  • 5.W.2.d
  • 5.W.2
  • 5.W.3
  • 5.W.3.a
  • 5.W.3.b
  • 5.W.3.c
  • 5.W.3.d
  • 5.W.3.e
  • 5.W.4
  • 5.W.5
  • 5.W.6
  • 5.W.7
  • 5.W.8
  • 5.W.9.a
  • 5.W.9
  • 5.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 5.W.2.a

Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

Sometimes outside forces turn order into chaos. But sometimes chaos comes from within.

Order and Chaos Hide Inside Each Other

Chaos can contain order. Order can contain chaos! Is chaos ever truly random?

Introducing Order and Chaos

Introduce Order by exploring “written” vs “unwritten” rules.

Power Big Idea Worksheets

Your students will investigate statements like: Power leads to change, Power comes in many forms, Power can be used or abused.

Order, Chaos, and the Holiday Season

Let’s write a holiday song about order and chaos!

Introducing Universal Theme of Conflict

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Conflict? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Introducing Universal Theme of Systems

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Systems? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Analyze Paragraphs: Baseball

Three paragraphs about baseball. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Cucumbers

Three paragraphs about cucumbers. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Systems Are Made up of Other Systems

A clock is a system. So is a rainforest. So is your school. Once you see systems inside systems, you can’t unsee it.

Building Creative Analogies

We’ll take two seemingly unrelated pieces of content (say volcanoes and the human body) and then build analogies to connect the two ideas. In the end, students can create a skit, comic, or story relating the two concepts.

Improving Presentations 2: Planning The Outline

After watching some great presenters, let’s outline your presentation!

Teach Non-Fiction Writing Structure With Fractals

Did you ever notice that the structure of an essay is very similar to the structure of a paragraph? Hmm…